The Jazz lost at Minnesota on Wednesday night without starting shooting guard Calbert Cheaney, who was sidelined by a stomach virus.
     
Cheaney was not feeling well at the team's morning shootaround, trainer Gary Briggs said, and at tipoff he was receiving an intravenous injection of replacement fluids.
     
Cheaney was replaced in the opening lineup by DeShawn Stevenson, who was generally lauded after scoring seven points on 3-of-7 shooting with two assists and no turnovers in 24 minutes.
     
"He stepped out there and he held his head up high," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, who added he only wished Stevenson had gone after more loose balls.